Bring Poetry Into Your Classroom  All Year to teach and explore creative  language and writing.  POETRY FORMS appear in cards, music,  books, advertisements and more. It's not  just in poetry books! It's everywhere!  EXPLORE POETRY FORMS  WITH YOUR STUDENTS  and discover a world of expression!  Students develop skills and confidence  through writing and reciting poetry. They  learn to recognize and use different forms  of poetry in various mediums.  POETRY and SCIENCE?  Yes! In The Poetry Friday Anthology  for Science.

NEW!  For Poetry Instruction!                                               Poetry Friday Anthology for Science The Teacher’s Edition of Poetry Friday Anthology for  Science by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong includes 218 poems that can be used as part of a science lesson.  Follow weekly themes or use the index to identify relevant science topics. Poetry Friday is a simple and effective way to infuse poetry into your classroom and current teaching practice.     K                    1st                 2nd                3rd               4th                 5th Also available The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science illustrated grade-level Student Editions for each grade: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.                                           Click for More Information

We have the books to bring poetry into your classroom!

Professional Books Betsy Franco, poet and former  teacher, explains easy to use  techniques on how to bring poetry into K-12 classrooms.

Author At Work Grades 4-7 Nikki Grimes, the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, shares how she uses poetry in her writing.

Meet the Author  Grades 2-5 Janet Wong, a prolific, award-winning author of poetry and a charismatic speaker, talks about poetry for younger students.

Books for Young Learners Grades PK-3 A collection of fiction and nonfiction titles in a variety of genres, 21 of which use rhyme and poetic language to tell stories and share information. Written for emergent, early and fluent young readers.

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